Originally Posted by wayne

well there are crackles there, some worse than others, tapes dating from 82/83ish and not confined to one brand. As a teenie I wasn't that kind to my tapes so I'm not surprised, they're all fixable when the inclination takes me.

edit: the crackles are evident on the tapedeck output as well, thees nothing wrong with the transfer system - empty partitions, no other apps running, great cables, no A/D done near the PC, no nasty appliances on the ring main thats running the audio kit.